Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-22
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Alex. r Shepherd. eI Goveraor Of the Dis
trict OF Colu mhis. long kbsent in Mexico. has
returned 20 his former home Dear Silver Spriax
GA the edge Of the District. Gov. Shephsfd
has a wound in the head ioect.i by a sharp
rock in a mine iusn,l roof. against which be
vas thrown some moaihs ago by an unruIy
horse.
The count Of The cash and seC urilies ia u.
treasurers ofics, which began Msy 70, will
probably be concluded this week. The funds
on baud smoaatsd TO Ss5. 500 900, OF which
S64. 500. QUO was in standard silver dollars,
SIS, 900, 600 in gold colo, 50, 00o, 900 in frae.
tionAl silver CON. and the balance 10 notes
and certificates So far as IS known not +. sin
gle penny's deficiency has yet been found.
Mayor Francis. of St. Louis, has appointed
the committee TO carry the Invitation to Pres-
deaf Cleveland to visit ST. Louis during the
fail festivities. On this committee are the
presidents of the varioas associations having
in charge the fall festivities and the mauy
prominent citizens representing Union aud
Confederate soldiers and business men. The
colored citizens are represented by one Of their
race. The Delegation will start next Satur-
day.
The grand jury OF Winchester. Va. have iu-
dicted a prominent lsrseiie mere liant y
hODu, anu niece, ranhtI- hesc
parties were married by Rabbi Rev. Mr.
Pbillipson. of Har Sinai Tabernacle, in B.lr-
more, on June 81, 1887, and returned there TO
reside. The Virginia law forbides the narri-
age in the State of parties thus connected, or
having been married from returning there to
reside as man and wife. The penalty is a heavy
fine and imprisonment. Eminent counsel has
been engaged by kohn.
The Paris Intran sigeant announces that n.
police at Grosgeren have discovered cerian
documents which give evidence Of the exist.
ence Of socialist plot to murder Emperor
William of Germany while j1urneying 10
Gasteiu. Many arrests have been made of
persons charged with being implicated in the
plot. In consequence Of rumor that slips Of
per had been found in several places through
which the imperia train would pass, Endorsed
Tonight at about midnight, the emperor
train passes Be ready" A fictitious special
train was dispatched before The emperor's
The route from Mayence to Darmstadt was
lined with police and genda rmes. Both trains
passed safely without incident.
A special from Evansville, Ind, saws: AT
Union City early ia the week negro named
John Thomas committed q brutal assault on a
little White girl. A posse was organized. and
after a long search he was fonnd al Humboldt
and brought back. His preliminary trial was
held yesterday. large, angry and deter.
mined crowed fled the courtroom. He was
positively identified by his'victim. At this
point some one in the crowd shouted: That's
enough Let's put him where he'll do no
more Of the devils work. Then the entire
courtroom of men, numbering. perhaps, two
hundred enraged citizens, rose 10 their feet
and with an impulsive rush surged over the
posse Of officers, sweeping them aside, and
despite their efforts to save Thomas, :ihe mad
dened throng seized the trembling and panic
stricken wretch. In an instant good rope
was produced and::a moose defty prepared and
slipped about the prisoners neck. Willing
hands threw an end of the rope over a
beam in the courtroom, and then the crowd
walked away leaving the body swinging.